How to change weather and time of day in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 stumbled off the track with a rough launch. Thankfully, the early server issues have been resolved. The game also received its first couple of updates, which ironed out some bugs. Now is a good time to get back into the skies if you had a bad time on release day.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has many settings that you can change for different degrees of realism. This includes simulating weather and time of day. These factors can change your flight paths and visibility. You can change these settings while piloting an aircraft in Free Flight mode. This mode allows you to choose which plane and which point on the planet you want. If you want to experience the sky over Manhattan at night, or the Great Pyramids during a snowstorm, you can. This guide shows you how to change the weather/time before and during flights in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

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How to change weather and time of day

Press Free Flight and you will be taken to the Earth map. Here you can choose a plane and plan your route. At the top right of the screen is Flight conditions settings. The time is below this. The “Live” setting on the clock indicates that the simulation will be based on the real time you are playing. You can click this setting to turn it off.

If you want more options, tap on the flight conditions. You have to press Y to get to this panel on XBOX. Here you can change the weather and time. Stay will maintain the current real-world weather and time for the parts of the world you are flying around. Changing the time while using the Live settings can restore the actual weather up to 24 hours. Preset allows you to choose from different pre-made weather patterns and set the time. Custom allows you to change the weather and time down to the smallest detail. This includes applying weather to specific altitudes, air pressure, humidity, lightning, snow depth and precipitation.

How to change weather/time mid-flight

You can even change these settings on the fly. On PC, bring your mouse pointer to the top of the screen and click the little cloud icon. On XBOX you have to press RB + L3 to activate cursor mode. After clicking on the weather icon, you can change the weather and time as you like. Be aware that the simulation may become slow and stutter when loading in weather/time changes Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

System

Franchise

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Released

November 19, 2024

Publisher

Xbox Game Studios

Engine

Asobos

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